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M40 crash in Buckinghamshire on 6 June 2018 at 17:14 involving a Hyundai Tucson

A Hyundai Tucson and a car were involved in a crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire at 17:14 on Wednesday 6 June 2018. The 22-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Tucson, the 59-year-old male driver of the car and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai Tucson were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jun 2018
Wednesday, 17:14
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Tucson and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61346, longitude -0.76185, in the HP11 postcode district and within the built-up area of High Wycombe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1AY area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Wycombe district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430177949
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2018430177949 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2018.